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Birds in Flight
Birds in Flight | Anni Taylor
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Two estranged sisters reunite to solve the harrowing mystery of their missing mother.In 1998, the American Jorgenson family had been on a year-long road trip in Australia. One humid, storming night, the mother - Elsa Jorgenson - vanished in an isolated stretch of Australian everglades. Elsa was never seen again.That night, twelve-year-old Lily Jorgenson was left alone and terrified in the family camper-even her teenage sister Iris is missing. When Iris comes racing back through the rain, she refuses to tell where she's been. Lily is certain her sister is hiding a dark secret.24 years later, Lily is a travel writer living a settled life with her son in Pennsylvania, USA. Lily and Iris are estranged, with Iris's secret having torn them apart. When floods dredge up their mother's backpack from the everglades, tantalising clues are uncovered, and the police reopen the cold case.Lily returns to Australia, determined to force Iris to finally tell her secret - and to do that, she'll have to reunite with her. But when Lily unlocks the gut-wrenching events of the past, everything she thought was true about her family is about to shatter.
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Allthebookclubs
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I enjoyed the book overall, despite some character flaws and a couple of far fetched pieces. My review is long and in the comments. It contains spoilers!!! Book #75 in 2023

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I enjoyed the book overall, despite some character flaws and a couple of far fetched pieces. I haven‘t worked for CPS in Australia, but a police officer doesn‘t just place kids with whomever they want and especially not a relative.
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Allthebookclubs Also, the two meth heads showing up with a very young child whose face is all over the news as missing and endangered would've made it to the commune sometime within 24 years. 11mo
Allthebookclubs The tumultuous relationship between Iris and Lily made them believable, but Iris withheld so much important information that would‘ve never been overlooked in the real world. (edited) 11mo
Allthebookclubs Elsa‘s story is completely devastating. I‘m glad her daughters learned the truth about her past and her tragic demise. Despite all of this, I still give the book 5 stars because I enjoyed the storytelling. 11mo
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Kgaudiuso
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I liked this book! Lots of twists and turns, and Al oat everything gets wrapped up in the end. I just wish there had been a final resolution with the dad.

Allthebookclubs Yes, the dad turned out to be such an awful character. I‘d have liked to see him confronted and have him sputtering about it. 11mo
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